The DPP further explained a private prosecutor would inject confidence since several cases of great public importance involve State and public officers.

“Taking into account the transnational nature of the offences, the complexity and the special skills required to maintain the integrity of the process, the DPP has deemed it prudent, and has decided to appoint Khawar Qureshi, QC, and his assistants to be consultant and lead prosecution counsel on behalf of the ODPP,” stated the notice.

According to Haji, Khawar was an 'A' Panel UK Government Treasury Counsel from 1999 to 2006 and is the chairman of TheCityUK Legal Services Group.

Khawar has taught commercial law at Cambridge University and public international law at King's College LondonSource: UGC

He noted the person assisting Kenya in dealing with graft must look at the law independently, and must skillfully manage relations within the three arms of government and the justice agencies.

“In order to ensure transparency and independence in dealing with these cases, to build jurisprudence, to allow pragmatic interpretation of the Constitution and to avoid conflict between the ODPP and the Judiciary, we deem it prudent to engage private foreign counsel to deal with these matters,” Haji said.

Khawar has taught commercial law at Cambridge University and public international law at King's College London.

He was appointed a visiting professor in commercial law at the University of London in 2006 and a deputy High Court judge in 2013.

He has published several books and contributed several journals and his areas of expertise include commercial litigation, public international law, arbitration, administrative and public law and human rights.

Among the senior officials facing graft charges are Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, several principal secretaries and former and current governors.

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